School-desk inkstand



(ModeL) A. H. HILL.

. SOHOOL DESK INKSTAND.

No. 319,815. J Patented June 9, 1885.

UNITED STATES;

PAT NT FFICE.

ALEXANDER H. HILL, OF OSKALOOSA, IOW'A.

SCHOOL-DESK INKSTAND.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 319,815, dated June 9,1885. Application filed Dece!nher 15. 1884. (Model) .stands; and I dohereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,and to the letters of reference marked there0n,which form part of thisspecification. V

The object I have in view is to provide an ink-receptacle to be used inconnection with school-desks, the said receptable being of suchconstruction and arrangement that the objections which have hithertoobtained with respect to this class of devices will be whollyobviated-such, for instance, as the great waste of ink by reason of itsevaporation, and the noise incident to the covering or uncovering thereceptacle therefor, which, though not noticeable in one or twoinstances, yet when many times multiplied (as in the case of a largeschool) becomes an expense and annoyance of no little moment.

The improvements which I have made will be clearly understood from thefollowing description, when taken in connection with the annexeddrawings, in which Figure 1 is a central longitudinal section with thehinged cap down; Fig. 2, a plan view of the ink-bottle frame, showing acentral section of the top raised, being shown in inverted position;Fig. 3, a plan of the whole device when closed; Fig. 4, a similar viewwith the adjustable cap removed, thus exposing the cork or rubber. Fig.5 is a view of the cap itself. Fig. 6 is a bottom view.

Similar letters of reference denote corresponding parts.

A represents a circular metal frame of suitable size, which is cast withcars a a, through which are holes for the purpose of securing the frameto the school-desk. The frame A is also cast with a projection, b,whichhas upon its outer end and at right angles thereto ears 0 0, betweenwhich the lid is hinged, as will be fully seen hereinafter. d d aresmall projections cast upon the inner circumference of the frame, theobject of which will be presently more fully seen.

B represents a metal lid, which consists of a-ring-like device having aneck, 0, through which is a hole, and by means of which it is pivoted orhinged between the ears 0 c. The end of this neck should have a smallprojection or stop, in order to prevent it from falling back, and may beprovided with a cushion to obviate the noise when thrown open.

The inner bottom part of the lid or ring B is cast with seats or flangesg upon which rests a disk of cork, rubber, or other suitable material,a. The inner circumference of the lid B should slightly flare upwardly,so that the cork or rubber disk a. may be more readily inserted. h h aresmall projections cast upon the outer side of lid B near its top, andbetween the ends of the flanges thereon, or rather centrally and abovethe spaces left between the flanges g g.

0 represents an adjustable cap, the rim of which should fit in the topof lid B and rest upon the cork or rubber disk-stopper a. The

circumference of the rim should have notches ii, to register with'theprojections h h, and one side of each of these notches should be beveledor inclined, so that when the cap is placed upon the disk it may beturned and by means of the projections h h forced down securely upon therubber disk or stopper a. It will thus be seen that when the corkbecomes hard or unyielding it may easily be replaced by a fresh one.

D represents the ink bottle, (preferably made of glass,) which is madewith a circular flange, K, a little below its mouth or top. This flangeis of such circumference as to allow it to rest Within the frame A andupon its projection d d. A short distance below the flange K are cast orformed the projections K K, of less circumference than the flange abovethem, and with sufficient space between their ends to admit of theprojections (Z d passing.

A suitable hole having been made in the desk and the frame properlysecured over it, the bottle D is adjusted so that projections d d willpass between the ends of the projections K K. Then by turning the bottleit will be securely held in place.

If found necessary, I contemplate the employment of a suitable spring topress the cap or cork tightly upon the ink-bottle.

Thus it will be seen from the foregoing that I provide a school-deskwith an ink-receptacle that will obviate noise, loss-of ink byevaporation, and withal one that cannot be readily broken or displaced.

Having described my invention, I claim as new- 1. The combination, witha circular frame, A, having the cars a, for attachment to the desk, andprovided with the projection I), having the ears 0, of the circular lidB, provided with the neck 6, which pivots between the ears 0 and boxing,the flanges 9, bearing against the under surface of the stopper a, and aremovable cap secured to the upper surface of the lid B, to hold thestopper in place, substantially as described.

2. The combination, with the circular lid B, provided with the flanges gand projec- B, hinged to the circular frame A, and hav- 4 ing thestopper a secured in the lid by the detachable cap 0, substantially asspecified.-

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I affix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

ALEXANDER H. HILL.

Witnesses:

GEO. W. THOMPSON, W. R. WEAVER.

